Parking for Blue Badges
- 20 Oct 05, 12:00 AM
I'm embarrassed to admit that I've only just realised this site exists: . My former reputation as being the font of all knowledge when it comes to tracking down disability-related websites is now in shreds. And I don't think the fact that I don't drive, and that I avoid London at all costs, is any excuse.
If I did drive in London, I've no doubt that I'd be consulting the site regularly. Once you've got a destination in mind, you just click on the relevant section of the map on the home page. That will open a new browser window containing a map which shows you where all the disabled parking bays are. You can pan in any direction if you need to extend your search a bit. If you click on the 'View by borough' link on the home page, you'll be whisked off to a map of London which is colour coded to provide information on how the blue badge rules are applied in each borough.
If you'd rather keep a map for the entire city in your glove compartment than print off pages relating to particular locations, you can buy the 2005 London Blue Badge Parking Guide using the 'buy a map' link. And if, like me, you'd really rather not visit London at all, you might be interested to know that Gowrings Mobility UK Road Atlas will be published in January. It is, according to the blurb, "a customised street atlas of 65 major UK cities showing locations of all Blue Badge parking, car parks, petrol station and concessions for Blue Badge holders across the UK".
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I just go to the website of each council and look up the nearest spaces to where I will be visiting... I've done this ever since I got a ticket in Westminster... oops!